Use of chemical weapons in syria

Syria vows to rid itself of Assad's chemical weapons legacy

"Syria is ready ... to solve this decades-old problem imposed on us by a previous regime," Syria's foreign minister said.

CHILDREN HOLD flags next to a sculpture of Druze warrior Sultan Pasha al-Atrash after Syrian rebels announced the ousting of president Bashar Assad, in the Druze village of Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, earlier this month.
 Syrian medical staff take part in a training exercise to learn how to treat victims of chemical weapons attacks, in a course organized by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Gaziantep, Turkey, July 20, 2017

US sees Assad's fall as chance to destroy Syria's chemical arsenal 'once and for all'

 The Syrian opposition flag hangs at the Syrian embassy following an occupation of the embassy by Syrians living in Greece, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, in Athens, Greece, December 8, 2024.

WH: US officials in touch with Israeli officials and Syrian opposition groups amid development

Women walk past shops in Manbej, in Aleppo countryside, Syria May 10, 2018.

Alleged Israeli airstrikes target research center in Aleppo


Russia complains to US over exclusion from Syria chemical probe

Trump said last week that relations with Moscow "may be at an all-time low."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shakes hands with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia, April 12, 2017.

Trump changes the rules of the game: The impact of the strike in Syria

For the Trump administration, the strike in Syria – limited and demonstrative in nature, but strategically resounding and timely – served all purposes at once.

PEOPLE ATTEND a protest against American airstrikes in Syria, in front of a United Nations building in Damascus.

Eric Trump: Ivanka influenced father to launch Syria strikes

Was Ivanka behind her father's big move?

Ivanka Trump

Report: ISIS militants use mustard gas in attack on Deir al-Zor airport

Syrian state media did not disclose how many casualties were sustained.

Syrian opposition group carries out chemical weapons drill (illustrative)

On the Syrian crisis

"The Syrian refugee crisis facing Europe is a challenge that started long before there were Syrian refugees bound for Europe."

Jerusalem Post Washington bureau chief Michael Wilner delivering an address on the Syrian crisis in Denmark's parliament, January 9, 2016

Ya'alon in Washington: Israel 'very worried' about Iranian presence in Syria

"Attempts to transfer chemical or advanced weapons to Hezbollah will not be tolerated," says Defense Minister.

Former defense minister Moshe Yaalon

Israel et les armes chimiques

Jérusalem estime ne pas être en mesure de ratifier la Convention sur les armes chimiques, tant que la région n’est pas exempte d’armes de destruction massive

Démantèlement d'armes chimiques

Footage of Syrian gas attack deaths brings UN Security council to tears

The Syrian government has repeatedly denied using chemical weapons.

A Syrian man reacts after oppositionists say pro-Assad forces dropped a bomb on a neighborhood in Aleppo